Women in aquaculture: Vedrana Tomljanovic 14 Jan 2022 Vedrana Tomljanovic works as the lead aquaculturist for FTN AquaArt AG, one of Switzerland's leading indoor aquaculture firms.
Taking Europe's bivalve sector to the next level 29 Nov 2021 Bernardo Carvalho, founder and CEO of Oceano Fresco, explains what drew him to clam farming, what makes the company unique and how Europe’s shellfish sector can reach new levels.
Advancing selective breeding in sea bass and sea bream 25 Nov 2021 After four years, the MedAID project – which looked to improve the genetic performance of Europe’s sea bass and sea bream farming sectors – has drawn to a close, offering hope for advances in Europe’s sea bass and sea br…
Aquaculture offers hope for Nagaland’s state fish 22 Oct 2021 Chocolate mahseer, the state fish of Nagaland in northeast India, has become endangered due to overexploitation. However, a new aquaculture initiative may help to inspire its resurgence.
Pacific Hybreed lands $800,000 investment 26 Jan 2022 Pacific Hybreed has secured a $800,000 investment which will allow it to increase production capacity and execute the next phase of its breeding programme to enhance the resilience and supply of commercially important bi…
BMK genetics announces two new hires 25 Jan 2022 Benchmark Genetics strengthens its core aquaculture genetics team by hiring Dr Grazyella Yoshida and Hans Ekvall for its head office in Bergen.
GenoMar appoints Asia Pacific tilapia manager 6 Jan 2022 GenoMar has hired Thea Luz Pineda as tilapia breeding manager for its Asia Pacific operations, which are based in the Philippines.
What’s up-and-coming in aquaculture? 24 Dec 2021 Researchers from across the globe presented their latest research during the Europe Aquaculture Society (EAS) congress in Madeira, Spain earlier this year. Here’s a look at some of the latest developments in aquaculture …
Nissui reports land-based mackerel milestone 22 Dec 2021 Yumigahama Fisheries Co, a subsidiary of Nissui, has harvested the first chub mackerel from its land-based recirculating aquaculture system facility in Sakaiminato City.
Size matters for salmon 5 May 2019 New research reveals that farmed male salmon are less attractive to females than their wild cousins, due to the fact tha…
Portugal seeks to establish sardine aquaculture sector 3 May 2019 The Portuguese government has backed plans to establish a sardine aquaculture industry, following the collapse of the sa…
Investment firm acquires Center for Aquaculture Technologies 25 Apr 2019 The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) has been acquired by Cuna Del Mar (CDM), a US-based aquaculture investment…
High hopes for new breed of grouper 24 Apr 2019 Malaysian scientists have developed a new breed of fish known as the echo grouper, which was created by backcrossing hyb…
How a Filipino scientist is making headlines by culturing marine herbivores 28 May 2019 Optimising the production of marine herbivores, such as rabbitfish, suggests the huge potential of sustainable aquacultu…
Portugal seeks to establish sardine aquaculture sector 3 May 2019 The Portuguese government has backed plans to establish a sardine aquaculture industry, following the collapse of the sa…
High hopes for new breed of grouper 24 Apr 2019 Malaysian scientists have developed a new breed of fish known as the echo grouper, which was created by backcrossing hyb…
Meet the author: Largemouth Bass Aquaculture 17 Apr 2019 Jim Tidwell, author of the book Largemouth Bass Aquaculture, which is published by 5m books in April, explains the appea…
Filipino legislator calls for additional fish hatcheries to address food security 27 Jan 2022 Senator Cynthia Villar is pushing for legislation to greenlight fish hatcheries to bolster the Philippine’s fish supplie…
Women in aquaculture: Proscovia Alando 31 Dec 2021 Kenya-based insect farmer, aquaculture consultant and entrepreneur Proscovia Alando aims to establish the largest fish f…
PanaSea’s aquaculture project helps restore Panama’s sea cucumber population 17 Dec 2021 A group of researchers working off Panama’s Caribbean coast are re-building the local tropical sea cucumber population.
Philippines inaugurates new multi-species aquaculture facility 14 Dec 2021 William Dar, Agriculture Secretary for the Philippines, has led the inauguration of new multi-species hatchery and brood…
